Dublin police are searching for a middle-aged robber who held up Hacienda Dry Cleaners, which is located at 4560 Dublin Boulevard, at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon.
The robber, described as a white man between 50 and 55 years old, entered the retail establishment about 4:30 p.m., according to Dublin Police Lieutenant Steve Brown.
The suspect then pulled out a gun and robbed the cashier. The man was last seen running westbound.
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This was the second dry cleaners held up in Dublin in less than a month. Harvey's Cleaners was robbed at gunpoint in late April.
Brown said it's unusual for a cleaners to be robbed, but he noted they have money in their cash register just like any other business.
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Dublin police have no furthur information available on today's robbery at this time.
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